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# Habakkuk #
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## Facts: ##
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Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet who lived around the time that King Jehoiakim was reigning over Judah. The prophet Jeremiah was also alive during some of this time.
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* This prophet wrote the book of Habakkuk around 600 BC when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and took many of the people of Judah into exile.
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* Yahweh gave Habakkuk the prophecy about how the "Chaldeans" (Babylonians) would come and conquer the people of Judah.
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* One of Habakkuk's most well-known statements is: "the righteous person shall live by his faith."
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [babylon](../other/babylon.md) **·** [jehoiakim](../other/jehoiakim.md) **·** [Jeremiah](../other/jeremiah.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Habakkuk 01:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/hab/01/01)
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